Andrew Simon Hodgson (born ) is primarily known as an auctioneer/presenter on the British television shopping channel ''

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''.

Bid TV

Andy Hodgson used to be seen presenting

on Sunday between 3.00 pm and 6.30 pm, as well as being a stand-in presenter at other times of the week. He has presented on the channel since its inception in the year 2000. He also provides the

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for the majority of their advertising,Radio
AndyHodgson.com as well as appearing in-vision for several of them. His sales technique differs to the other styles of his fellow presenters, and he has been compared with fictional

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host

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. He often jokes with the production staff and assistants whilst presenting. One such assistant is the unseen warehouse assistant called "Bob the

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". When phoning the channel to bid for an item, Hodgson's voice greets the bidder with a pre-recorded message detailing the item they are purchasing. Behind the scenes, he was also the Controller of Channels. Andy announced that after a decade at the channel, he would be leaving.

Other television appearances

Hodgson provided a running commentary over an episode of ''

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'' on the DVD of the series. Writer and Alan Partridge co-creator

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(of ''

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'' fame) hired Andy to play a brutally murdered interior designer in his

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show '' 2004: The Stupid Version'' as well as a Home Shopping TV presenter in his 2006

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production ''

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''. In 2003 he appeared on

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reality show '' The Salon'' to conduct a charity

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. Additionally, Hodgson has been seen in 2008 on

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programme '' This Morning'' as a

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expert. In 2015 Hodgson presented Win Cash Live, an interactive gambling programme shown on STV. In 2016 Hodgson appeared as a presenter on Create and Craft USA broadcasting across America. He also appeared on Channel 5 as a reporter for

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show, London Live as a football journo and FanTV with

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. Since 2020 Hodgson has turned up on TJC, he says he has retired but now in 2022 appears to do more hours than anybody else.

Radio

Hodgson has been heard on

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, Radio 4, Talksport,

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, Star FM and

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Personal life

Although born in

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, Hodgson grew up in

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, Lancashire, and is an ardent supporter of

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. He has hosted numerous events at the club's Turf Moor ground.Fans' 125 Dinner: A Night To Remember
Burnley F.C..PremiumTV.co.uk

References

External links

AndyHodgson.com
– official website
Bid.tv
– Meet The Hosts: Andy Hodgson *
MySpace Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hodgson, Andy Living people Year of birth missing (living people) English television presenters People from Burnley